It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Coeur d'Alene can now relate to. The matchup between them and the Eagle Mustangs wasn't particularly close, with the Coeur d'Alene Vikings falling 28-14. The Vikings' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
When it comes to explaining why Coeur d'Alene lost on Friday, don't look at Kai Wheeler. Despite the final result, he picked up 263 receiving yards and a touchdown. Wheeler is becoming a predictor of Coeur d'Alene's success: when he posts at least 100 receiving yards the team is 7-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Caden Symons was another key player, having thrown for 295 yards and onetouchdown.
Coeur d'Alene's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-3. As for Eagle, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-2.
Coeur d'Alene does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Eagle, they will square off against Rigby at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rigby is coming into the game with five straight victories on the road, so Eagle will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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